Hold the Back Page Dark Horses (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Drama

Hold the Back Page

Dark Horses (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Drama

Ken meet the newspaper's racing tipster 'The Brigadier'. Taking him to the Hartley Stables, he decides to buy a racehorse called Baloney. After it runs last at Kempton Park, Ken discovers that Baloney is part of a scam to win big.

Director

Adrian Shergold

Writers

Stan Hey | Andrew Nickolds

Producer

Evgeny Gridneff

Composer

Gordon Giltrap

Production Designer

Dacre Punt

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Updated Nov 26, 1985

Release date

Nov 26, 1985 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
David Warner Ken Wordsworth Ken Wordsworth See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Eric Allan Reg Reg See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Gil Brailey Alison Alison See fewer	The Car (2005)
Lee Whitlock Charlie Wordsworth Charlie Wordsworth See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
David Horovitch Russell de Vries Russell de Vries See fewer	The Young Victoria (2009)
Peter-Hugo Daly Steve Stevens Steve Stevens See fewer	Made in Dagenham (2010)
Richard Ireson Frank McNab Frank McNab See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Tilly Vosburgh Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Awakening (I) (2011)
Suzan Crowley Sally Hartley Sally Hartley See fewer	The Devil Inside (2012)
Shay Gorman Tommy Hartley Tommy Hartley See fewer	Island of Terror (1966)
Andreas Markos Greek waiter Greek waiter See fewer	Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995)
Anthony Smee The Brigadier The Brigadier See fewer	The English Patient (1996)